Personality V: I will save everything - Chapter 534 Richard Sterling
Personality V: I will save everything
Chapter 534 Richard SterlingChapter 534 Richard Sterling
After Kurt and Orpheus made an agreement, old man Balk came over with a smile on his face, patted Orpheus on the shoulder and said, "Come on, kid, we should go back." Then he led Orpheus out the door.
Meanwhile, Sangria was about to return to the theater's dressing table to carefully select the costumes and accessories needed for tomorrow's performance;
William also has to return to the rugby training field and continue to train hard, making the final sprint for the rugby game coming up next week.
Both of them were so absorbed in the matter at hand that they had no time to think about anything else.
Looking at the other side, Alva and Lucas looked at each other after tasting the delicious cake, and stood up at the same time as if they had telepathy.
Alva brushed off the crumbs on his body and said to Kurt with a smile, "Friend, we have to leave first! Just now, while eating cake, I suddenly thought of going to the nearby library. Maybe I can find some interesting books."
Lucas also echoed: "Yes, Kurt, thank you for your hospitality today, next time we will treat you."
As soon as the words fell, the two waved goodbye to Kurt, then walked away side by side in the direction of the library.
Looking at the backs of his friends leaving one by one, Kurt couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, in the blink of an eye, I'm the only one left again..." He shook his head helplessly, slowly took out his wallet, and started to pay the bill for the companions he had just dined with.
In fact, it was not that everyone intended to let Kurt spend money, but when they first stepped into the store, everyone had already agreed that Kurt would host the party.
In this case, Kurt naturally took on this responsibility willingly.
Anyway, Kurt's latest novel sold well again today, so he's not short of money at all. Besides, he does need to make some preparations for tomorrow's book signing event, so let's just go our separate ways.
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Tsk...
Kurt Frank stood on the street, frowning slightly, lost in memories. Recalling every detail of his life in the mysterious manor, his thoughts involuntarily drifted to the ghost brothers - Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu.
The days at that time were full of weirdness and surprise. Whenever night fell, the atmosphere of the manor became gloomy and terrifying. The ghost brothers often wandered in the darkness, muttering: "Today is not a good day..."
(They were just helping Joseph clean up. In a sense, they were in a state between living people and ghosts, both living people and ghosts, so they could sleep at night or not.
So Joseph naturally gave the job of cleaning the manor at night to them, since they had nothing to do if they didn't sleep.)
Curious, Kurt asked them more than once what they were talking about. When he finally got the answer, his worldview was greatly impacted.
It turns out that there is such a thing in the world that can judge what is suitable to do and what is not suitable to do every day.
This novel idea surprised Kurt greatly. After all, he had never heard of such a wonderful thing before.
However, Kurt, who was stubborn by nature, was not willing to easily believe these so-called taboos.
He firmly believed that his destiny was in his own hands and that even God could not interfere. So he continued to do what he wanted.
Time flies, and now when Kurt looks back on the past, he can't help but feel a ripple in his heart.
Especially after experiencing a series of incredible things, he began to re-examine his attitude towards the words of the ghost brothers.
Perhaps, the existence of some seemingly absurd things must contain some profound truth.
Thinking of this, Kurt pondered to himself: Should I take some time to find Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu to discuss the mystery of this topic?
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Ahem...
I'm getting off topic. The reason why Kurt had this idea was that when he was walking just now, he heard a noise in the alley next to him. When he looked over, he found that it was a group of people beating a child on the ground..........
It only took three seconds for Kurt to know what he was going to do...
"That's them."
That's right, Kurt brought a group of police officers.
Logically speaking, the English police's response speed is not so fast now, but with the serious tragedy that just happened in the square, which was comparable to a terrorist attack, the English police are now on edge and patrol the streets every day. As long as Kurt shouts, a group of police will come.
What happened afterwards was very natural.
The police took the thugs away and took the child to find his parents. It should have been that simple, but God knows what the child said...
"I have no parents..."
Beautiful! Now Kurt can’t leave even if he wants to.
The reason is simple. If the child has no parents, then the English police will let him sleep in the police station? It's okay for one or two days, but it's impossible for him to live there forever, right? !
He has no parents, so throwing him on the street again, wouldn't that only treat the symptoms and not the root cause? It won't be long before he is surrounded by a group of bad guys and beaten to the ground, and next time there might not be someone like Kurt who is willing to stand up for him.
In summary............
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"So please, Kreacher."
As Kurt spoke, he pushed the child in front of Kreacher.
After all, the group of English police at the time seemed to think that if Kurt Frank didn't adopt the child, they would not care about the child and let him continue to wander the streets because they couldn't do anything about it.
But Kurt dared to guarantee that he would definitely not be able to take good care of the child. He even had trouble taking care of himself!
Please, those English policemen didn't know, but Kurt knew his situation very well. He was a mental patient who sometimes even forgot to take his medicine. How could he be left alone in a room with a child? !
Then...Kurt felt that he might as well wander the streets...
"Indeed, I can see that you are not good at raising children..." Kreacher said, rolling his eyes at Kurt, then bent down and gave a kind smile to the child in front of him, "Little friend, are you willing to live with me and my brothers and sisters here?"
This was the smile that Kreacher always showed whenever he faced the orphans who came here for the first time. This child, like most orphans, hesitated for a moment and then nodded. After all, as long as you were not stupid, you could see that being with Kreacher was much better than wandering the streets.
"Good boy..." Kreacher reached out and touched the child's head. The child subconsciously shrank back, but Kreacher was not angry, because most of the orphans would always resist Kreacher's touch when they came here, for fear that they would be beaten again.
But it doesn't matter, Kreacher will prove to them that he will be a good parent.
"Good boy, can you tell me your name?"
Although it is probably totally unnecessary to ask this question, because most of the orphans don’t even have a name. Their parents are too lazy to give them a name, or they have given them a name when they were born, but that name was covered up by words like "idiot", "ungrateful", and "shut up".
But it doesn't matter. If the child doesn't have a name, Kreacher will help him think of a nice one.
But what Kreacher didn't expect was that the child actually had a name, and...
"My name is...Richard Sterling..."
Not only does he clearly know his name, but he also knows his surname, which is rare...
But despite this, Kreacher did not think much about it. After all, he was an orphan just like himself. When he was wandering on the streets, he felt that just calling himself Kreacher was different from others and not nice, so he just gave himself a random surname called Pearson.
This child is probably the same as me...
Haha, he is a little gentleman who cares a lot about his image.
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After bringing the child named Richard to the orphanage, Kreacher gave him a bath, changed him into clean clothes, and then took him to eat something as usual.
But when eating, Kreacher felt something strange, that is, most of the orphans basically ate voraciously, or in other words... had no table manners.
But when this child was eating, although he might have been a little hungry and ate very fast, he actually used a knife and fork.
"I'll get you a glass of milk..."
Although that was what he said, it was just an excuse for Kreacher to leave the table...
Considering the fact that the child had a name and knew how to use table manners, Kreacher seriously suspected that the child was not an orphan, but just a child who ran away from home...
So he left the table under the pretext of getting milk for the child and made a phone call to the police station...
But the answer from the police station was also very certain. After all, Kurt took the child away only after he had completed the conversation with the police. The police also had records. Moreover, it happened today, and it could be found out with a simple check that the child did say in person that he was an orphan.
Moreover, the police station has not yet received any list of missing children similar to this child named Richard.
"So this child is really just an orphan?"
Kreacher muttered as he returned to the dining table with a glass of milk.
By then, Richard had already finished his food obediently, but the way he sat quietly in the chair made Kreacher feel even more strange.
Although orphans in the past would feel very restrained because they came to a strange place for the first time, they had food to eat, drinks, new clothes to wear, and they did not have to be beaten.
But Richard, he really just sat quietly in the chair.
Kreacher glanced at the table when he walked over. He had even carefully placed the used tableware. If you look closely, you can see some oil stains on the napkin, which means he had even wiped his mouth clean after eating.
This doesn't seem like the etiquette of a homeless child without a father or a mother, right? !
Kreacher felt more and more that Kurt was causing him trouble.
But even so, what can Kreacher do?
He is the director of the orphanage, and he can directly say that he will not accept this child.
But.......
and then?
Let this child continue to wander the streets? Kreacher couldn't do such a cruel thing.
Forget it. Even if this child ran away from a wealthy family, it's not that Kreacher can't support him. For the orphanage it's just another mouth to feed.
Besides, it's good to leave this child with me, because my orphanage is quite famous. If the child's parents really want to find him, then the first choice, besides the police station, wouldn't it be the orphanage?
With this feeling in mind, Kreacher cleaned up the tableware and let the child go play with other orphans.
But unexpectedly and deliberately, the child did not choose to play with the other children. He just grabbed the corner of his clothes and said nothing.
Ok.
Occasionally, there are children like this who are very reserved when they first arrive and dare not approach anyone except themselves, the adults.
"Okay, Richard, don't be afraid." Kreacher bent down and picked up Richard. "Good boy, let me read you a story, okay?"